Re: More on the Hermetic Language

[gArT wal@s rot]:
> > How is subjunctive used?  What's jussive?  I'm assuming potential and
> > permissive are more-or-less equivalent to "can/be able" and "may"?
>
> AIUI, jussive is basically the same as imperative, except it can be 1st
> or 3rd person (imperative is by definition always 2nd person). Usually
> translated into English as "let": "Let him come", "Let them eat cake",
etc.
So would the Esperanto -u ending in verbs be more properly called jussive,
rather than imperitive?  (even though, without a pronoun, it is assumed to
be
second person).

Jake

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